Writing Refresh: Scholarly Voice Resources

Thursday, May 04, 2017 Capstone Writing , News and Notes , Scholarly Writing , Writing Center Services , writing style No comments

Hi, students! As you may know, when you're writing in APA format, it's important to keep a clear, scholarly tone. But what does scholarly tone mean and how you can you achieve it? It's tough to describe scholarly voice in the abstract, which is why we have so many wonderful Writing Center resources on this topic!

We have tons of resources about scholarly voice in a variety of formats. First, a quick overview--scholarly voice means being clear, formal, and as direct and concise as possible. If you're getting feedback on revising scholarly voice, this is a topic you'd like to learn more about, or you want a refresher, check out our resources below.

Blog Posts:
Top Tips For Maintaining Academic Tone
Writing Like a Doctor, Scientific but Not Boring
Revision By Subtraction, Creating Scholarly Voice by Clear, Direct, Specific Word Choice

Webinars:
Appropriate Use of First Person and Avoiding Bias
What is Academic Writing?

Modules:
Our APA Style Module

Podcast Episodes:
All About Audience
Why Word Choice Matters

And of course our main webpages on scholarly voice.

Whatever your learning style preference, we have material to help! Do you have a favorite resource about scholarly voice not listed here? Share with us below!

The Walden Writing Center provides information and assistance to students with services like live chat, webinars, course visits, paper reviews, podcasts, modules, and the writing center webpages. Through these services they provide students assistance with APA, scholarly writing, and help students gain skills and confidence to enhance their scholarly work.